Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 10
Launched
August 31, 1979
Summary
Zenit-6U 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 31, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,340th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,255th orbital launch attempt. It was the 167th Soyuz U flight and the 36th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1126, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 401 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 167th Soyuz U flight · 36th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,340th launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,255th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1126 · NORAD 11515 · 1979-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-079A
- Epoch
- 1979-08-31 11:18:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92339802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0147772
- Inclination
- 72.8817°
- Ascending node
- 156.3605°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.134°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.6674°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1126 · NORAD 11515 · landed September 14, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-444 Blok-I · re-entered September 9, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
145th launch from 43/4 (43R), 15th this year · 704th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 10 launch?
Zenit-6U 10 launched on August 31, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 10?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 10 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 10 reach?
Kosmos-1126, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 401 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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